Before Melora Hardin played Janet Levinson in "The Office," she worked as a child actress in "Little House on the Prairie" starring Michael Landon, who was her director.

Bateman was "viewed as baggage at that time," said Joe and Anthony Russo, who helmed a few episodes of the beloved comedy.

The Middle is a sitcom that gives you reason to find any of the central family's children annoying, but many seem to be ...